Rainbow Arts
Rainbow Arts Software GmbH was a German video game publisher based in Gütersloh. The company was founded in 1984 by Marc Ullrich and Thomas Meiertoberens and acquired by Rushware in 1986.[1] In 1999, Funsoft Holding, which acquired Rushware and sister company Softgold in 1992, sold Rushware to THQ, which was incorporated into THQ Deutschland, THQ's German operations arm.[2][3][4]
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Marc Ullrich, Thomas Meiertoberens |
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | THQ Deutschland |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Products | Turrican series |
| Parent | Rushware (1986–1999) |
In January 2022, Ziggurat Interactive acquired more than 80 titles from Rainbow Arts.[5]
Games
- 3001 O'Connor's Fight
- Apprentice
- The Baby of Can Guru
- Bad Cat
- Black Gold
- Der Blaue Kristall
- Blockout (Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS)
- Bozuma
- Circus Attractions
- Claim to Power
- Conqueror
- The Curse of RA
- Day of the Pharaoh
- Danger Freak
- Denaris
- Down at the Trolls
- Earthworm Jim (MS-DOS)
- Earthworm Jim 2 (MS-DOS)
- East vs. West: Berlin 1948
- Future Tank
- Flies: Attack on Earth
- Garrison
- Garrison II: The Legend Continues
- Graffiti Man
- Grand Monster Slam
- The Great Giana Sisters
- Hard'n'Heavy
- Hurra Deutschland
- Imperium Romanum
- In 80 Days Around the World
- Jinks
- Katakis
- Khalaan
- Legend of Faerghail
- Logical
- Lollypop
- Mr. Pingo
- Money Molch
- M.U.D.S. – Mean Ugly Dirty Sport
- Mad TV
- Madness
- Masterblazer
- Mystery of the Mummy
- Nibbler (Amstrad CPC)
- Oxxonian
- Galactic Attack (Windows)
- Realm of the Trolls
- Rock'n Roll
- R-Type (Commodore 64)
- Rendering Ranger: R2
- Sarcophaser
- Shufflepuck Café (Amiga, MS-DOS)
- Sky Fighter
- Soldier
- Spaceball
- Spherical
- St. Thomas
- Starball
- StarTrash
- Street Cat
- Sunny Shine on the Funny Side of Life
- Thunder Boy
- To Be on Top
- Turrican
- Turrican II: The Final Fight
- Turrican 3: Payment Day
- Time
- Vision: The 5 Dimension Utopia
- Volleyball Simulator
- Warriors
- X-Out
- Z-Out
References
- Gamer-Redaktion, Retro (30 March 2017). Retro Gamer Spezial 2/2017 – C64: Alles über den legendären Brotkasten C64. ISBN 9783957881656.
- Gamer-Redaktion, Retro (27 November 2015). Retro Gamer Spezial 1/2016: DAS ERSTE JAHRBUCH. ISBN 9783957880680.
- "THQ Acquires Leading Game Publisher/Distributor in Germany". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. 2 December 1998. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
- Drews, Alexander (March–April 2020). "Interview with Thomas Meiertoberens - The return of Magic Bytes". Amiga Future Magazine. 143: 10–14.
- "Ziggurat Interactive Finishes Deal to Acquire Select Titles of Innovative Studio Rainbow Arts". 14 January 2022.
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